As Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann continues making sharp personal and political attacks on senior Congress leaders like Amarinder Singh Raja Warring, Partap Bajwa and Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa, a bigger question is emerging in Punjab politics: Why does the Congress leadership rarely respond With the same aggression or direct counterattack ? Is this silence political weakness, old compulsions, or a failure to understand today’s narrative- driven politics where perception matters most ? With many Congress workers feeling frustrated, has Punjab Congress already started losing the political narrative battle before the real election fight even begins ?
जैसे पंजाब के मुख्यमंत्री भगवंत मान लगातार कांग्रेस नेताओं अमरिंदर सिंह राजा वड़िंग, प्रताप बाजवा और सुखजिंदर सिंह रंधावा पर तीखे निजी और राजनीतिक हमले कर रहे हैं, वैसे-वैसे पंजाब की राजनीति में एक बड़ा सवाल उठ रहा है: कांग्रेस नेतृत्व उसी आक्रामक अंदाज में जवाब क्यों नहीं देता ? क्या यह चुप्पी राजनीतिक कमजोरी, पुरानी मजबूरियों या आज की नैरेटिव वाली राजनीति को न समझ पाने का संकेत है, जहां धारणा सबसे ज्यादा मायने रखती है ? कई कांग्रेस कार्यकर्ताओं में बढ़ती नाराजगी के बीच, क्या पंजाब कांग्रेस असली चुनावी लड़ाई शुरू होने से पहले ही राजनीतिक नैरेटिव की जंग हार रही है?
Armenia, once considered Russia’s closest ally in the South Caucasus, is hosting unprecedented European summits in Yerevan as it pivots toward the West. Disillusioned by Russia’s failure to intervene during conflicts with Azerbaijan, Armenia has launched an EU membership bid and signed a landmark peace agreement at the White House. However, Moscow has responded with hybrid threats, including cyberattacks and trade bans, while reminding Armenia that its EU ambitions are economically incompatible with its current dependence on Russian gas and the Eurasian Economic Union. Is Armenia’s shift toward Europe a necessary pursuit of security and democracy or a high-risk gamble that leaves it vulnerable to Russian retaliation ?
